Railways – Switches – Having all stationary track elements
Patent
1997-08-28
1998-07-14
Morano, S. Joseph
Railways
Switches
Having all stationary track elements
104139, 104293, 104250, E01B 2600
Patent
active
057787964
ABSTRACT:
An electromagnetic switching system for use in a Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system having a personal rapid transit vehicle with an attached chassis operating over a network of interconnected guideways. The electromagnetic switching system comprises an electromagnetic switching unit mounted on each side of the chassis for directing the transit vehicle into a predetermined path at a switch section of the guideway. The electromagnetic switching unit has an electromagnet for exerting magnetic force on a continuous reaction rail which is attached to an internal sidewall of the guideway.
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